THE

Someone asks ChatGPT how to use their phone less. Art by Dasha Allyn. Last year, I wrote a piece arguing against the use of artificial intelligence and large language models. Foolishly, I believed generative artificial intelligence (AI) could be a flash in the pan. I assumed it would go the way of NFTs, rather than cement its place as a generation-defining technological advance. If everyone resisted, considered its detrimental impact on the environment and its potential for

A heart-to-heart for young people. Art by Addie Martin. Over the last few months, a new meme format has arisen that further accentuates a hallmark of online Gen Z culture: an avoidance of direct language. “The lion does not concern himself with …” and an even broader version, “The lion …,” are two phrases that have been recently popularized into a meme online, often followed by a statement describing something that the person who created the meme does. This phrasing and usag

Students may be getting more information from artificial intelligence like ChatGPT than textbooks recently. Photo by Sofie Szigeti. When ChatGPT-3.5 was released in November of 2022, it was immediately clear that education would change forever. It sparked dramatic headlines speculating the effect of the program on higher education, such as “The College Essay Is Dead” from The Atlantic , and opened a world of untapped possibilities for cheating, plagiarism and rampant misinfo